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PyPI API

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This is the API documentation for PyPI Packages.

WARNING: This API is used by the PyPI package manager client and is generally not meant for manual consumption.

For instructions on how to upload and install PyPI packages from the GitLab Package Registry, see the PyPI package registry documentation.

NOTE: These endpoints do not adhere to the standard API authentication methods. See the PyPI package registry documentation for details on which headers and token types are supported. Undocumented authentication methods might be removed in the future.

NOTE: Twine 3.4.2 or greater is recommended when FIPS mode is enabled.

Download a package file from a group

Download a PyPI package file. The simple API usually supplies this URL.

GET groups/:id/-/packages/pypi/files/:sha256/:file_identifier
Attribute Type Required Description
id string yes The ID or full path of the group.
sha256 string yes The PyPI package file's sha256 checksum.
file_identifier string yes The PyPI package file's name. 
curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/files/5y57017232013c8ac80647f4ca153k3726f6cba62d055cd747844ed95b3c65ff/my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz"

To write the output to a file:

curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/files/5y57017232013c8ac80647f4ca153k3726f6cba62d055cd747844ed95b3c65ff/my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz" >> my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz

This writes the downloaded file to my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz in the current directory.

Group-level simple API index

Returns a list of packages in the group as an HTML file:

GET groups/:id/-/packages/pypi/simple
Attribute Type Required Description
id string yes The ID or full path of the group. 
curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/simple"

Example response:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Links for Group</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Links for Group</h1>
    <a href="https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/simple/my-pypi-package" data-requires-python="">my.pypi.package</a><br><a href="https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/simple/package-2" data-requires-python="3.8">package_2</a><br>
  </body>
</html>

To write the output to a file:

curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/simple" >> simple_index.html

This writes the downloaded file to simple_index.html in the current directory.

Group level simple API entry point

Returns the package descriptor as an HTML file:

GET groups/:id/-/packages/pypi/simple/:package_name
Attribute Type Required Description
id string yes The ID or full path of the group.
package_name string yes The name of the package. 
curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/simple/my.pypi.package"

Example response:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Links for my.pypi.package</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Links for my.pypi.package</h1>
    <a href="https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/files/5y57017232013c8ac80647f4ca153k3726f6cba62d055cd747844ed95b3c65ff/my.pypi.package-0.0.1-py3-none-any.whl#sha256=5y57017232013c8ac80647f4ca153k3726f6cba62d055cd747844ed95b3c65ff" data-requires-python="&gt;=3.6">my.pypi.package-0.0.1-py3-none-any.whl</a><br><a href="https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/files/9s9w01b0bcd52b709ec052084e33a5517ffca96f7728ddd9f8866a30cdf76f2/my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz#sha256=9s9w011b0bcd52b709ec052084e33a5517ffca96f7728ddd9f8866a30cdf76f2" data-requires-python="&gt;=3.6">my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz</a><br>
  </body>
</html>

To write the output to a file:

curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/groups/1/-/packages/pypi/simple/my.pypi.package" >> simple.html

This writes the downloaded file to simple.html in the current directory.

Download a package file from a project

  • Introduced in GitLab 12.10.

Download a PyPI package file. The simple API usually supplies this URL.

GET projects/:id/packages/pypi/files/:sha256/:file_identifier
Attribute Type Required Description
id string yes The ID or full path of the project.
sha256 string yes PyPI package file sha256 check sum.
file_identifier string yes The PyPI package filename. 
curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/files/5y57017232013c8ac80647f4ca153k3726f6cba62d055cd747844ed95b3c65ff/my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz"

To write the output to a file:

curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/files/5y57017232013c8ac80647f4ca153k3726f6cba62d055cd747844ed95b3c65ff/my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz" >> my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz

This writes the downloaded file to my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz in the current directory.

Project-level simple API index

Returns a list of packages in the project as an HTML file:

GET projects/:id/packages/pypi/simple
Attribute Type Required Description
id string yes The ID or full path of the project. 
curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/simple"

Example response:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Links for Project</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Links for Project</h1>
    <a href="https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/simple/my-pypi-package" data-requires-python="">my.pypi.package</a><br><a href="https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/simple/package-2" data-requires-python="3.8">package_2</a><br>
  </body>
</html>

To write the output to a file:

curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/simple" >> simple_index.html

This writes the downloaded file to simple_index.html in the current directory.

Project-level simple API entry point

  • Introduced in GitLab 12.10.

Returns the package descriptor as an HTML file:

GET projects/:id/packages/pypi/simple/:package_name
Attribute Type Required Description
id string yes The ID or full path of the project.
package_name string yes The name of the package. 
curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/simple/my.pypi.package"

Example response:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Links for my.pypi.package</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Links for my.pypi.package</h1>
    <a href="https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/files/5y57017232013c8ac80647f4ca153k3726f6cba62d055cd747844ed95b3c65ff/my.pypi.package-0.0.1-py3-none-any.whl#sha256=5y57017232013c8ac80647f4ca153k3726f6cba62d055cd747844ed95b3c65ff" data-requires-python="&gt;=3.6">my.pypi.package-0.0.1-py3-none-any.whl</a><br><a href="https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/files/9s9w01b0bcd52b709ec052084e33a5517ffca96f7728ddd9f8866a30cdf76f2/my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz#sha256=9s9w011b0bcd52b709ec052084e33a5517ffca96f7728ddd9f8866a30cdf76f2" data-requires-python="&gt;=3.6">my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz</a><br>
  </body>
</html>

To write the output to a file:

curl --user <username>:<personal_access_token> "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi/simple/my.pypi.package" >> simple.html

This writes the downloaded file to simple.html in the current directory.

Upload a package

Upload a PyPI package:

POST projects/:id/packages/pypi
Attribute Type Required Description
id string yes The ID or full path of the project.
requires_python string no The PyPI required version. 
curl --request POST \
     --form 'content=@path/to/my.pypi.package-0.0.1.tar.gz' \
     --form 'name=my.pypi.package' \
     --form 'version=1.3.7' \
     --user <username>:<personal_access_token> \
     "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/pypi"